supplicate

英 ['s?pl?ke?t] 美
  • vt. 懇求,哀求;懇請(qǐng)
  • vi. 哀求;懇請(qǐng);祈求

英英釋意


1. ask humbly (for something);
"He supplicated the King for clemency"
2. make a humble, earnest petition;
"supplicate for permission"
3. ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer;
"supplicate God's blessing"